Arlington Park Square 8
1111 West Arbrook Boulevard,
Arlington,
TX
76015
1111 West Arbrook Boulevard,
Arlington,
TX
76015
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Opened in 1980 by GCC with eight screens, seating a little over 1800. The front of the building was a red brick with squared white columns along the front of the theatre with a large portico over it. The front over the box office came to a point and had the GCC emblem on it and two attractions panels flat against the building on each side.
A square box office in the middle with entrance doors on each side led to a large lobby. The concession area was on the left when you enter. Most of the lobby floor was in a red squared ceramic tile and the carpeted area was in a green/blue carpet. I think that AMC operated the theatre when GCC went out of business. The theatre closed in 2000.
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Chuck Van Bibber
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General Cinema’s Arlington Park Square 8 opened January 12, 1985, welcomed by several inches of snowfall! It was one of the first Cambridge Seven Associates architectural designs. It was also a one-of-a-kind floorplan, because GCC was reportedly sued for using a floorplan too similar to a copyrighted blueprint. The lobby and auditorium halls were in a V shape, allowing a manager to stand at the front doors near the box office, and be able to view all auditorium entrances, concession stand, and box office activity.
A minor correction…I’m pretty darn sure the refreshment stand is/was directly behind the box office, in the center of the lobby…not to the left. Behind the refreshment stand is a hallway connecting the two wings of the V shape. The restrooms were centered behind the refreshment stand.
If this property is empty and available for lease, it could make a good dollar cinema or art house. I imagine the entire facility is still in pretty good repair.
Theatre is now owned by the Arlington Independent School District and is a learning center of some sort.
Thanks, Bob! (best supervisor I ever had, folks)
Is AMC paying out on GCC pensions? I figured some day I’d get enough to buy a cup of coffee each month.
Hope you are well!
Don
Given your taste for Starbucks instead of A&P, I’m not sure you’d get enough for one cup a day….maybe one every 2.3879 days! And the answer to your question is “Yes”. Contact me sometime ().